Giovanni Battista Natali III

Two Alternative Designs for a Mirror or Screen with Family Coat of Arms

1698–1765
Pen and brown ink, brush with gray and brown wash, over traces of graphite or black chalk
31.1 × 21.6 cm (12.2 × 8.5 in)

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